People close to Biden claim his mental state getting worse
Behind closed doors, US President Joe Biden shows “signs of slipping,” alternating between bouts of energy and moments where he is hard to understand and uses notes with prompts, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote after interviewing over 45 sources who have worked with the US leader over the past seven months.
The majority of those who mentioned the president’s worsening mental state are Republicans, however, “some Democrats said that he showed his age in several of the exchanges.”
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Houthis claim attack on US aircraft carrier after American, UK strikes said to kill 16
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Friday they launched a missile attack on a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea after they threatened to escalate attacks on Red Sea shipping in response to overnight strikes by the United States and Britain that killed 16 people.
Three US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe a then-ongoing attack, said the US and UK hit a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilitie ...
One dead, dozens injured in Ohio mass shooting
One person has been killed and at least 24 others injured in a mass shooting in the US state of Ohio.
The incident happened just after midnight local time (05:00 BST) in the city of Akron.
Officers at the scene, near Kelly Street and 8th Avenue, discovered dozens of bullet casings and a gun, according to local media reports.
No one has been arrested or identified as a suspect and an investigation is under way, the Akron Police Department has confirmed.
Local media reported that gunfire erupted ...
Trump joins TikTok years after trying to ban the app
Former President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that he has joined TikTok, even as many in his party criticize the popular app and call for its China-based parent company to divest.
Saturday’s move is a far cry from Trump’s position just a few years ago, when he issued an executive order that would have banned TikTok in the U.S. The order was halted in court.
“The United States must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security,” said the executive ...